Shopping in Barcelona
Barcelona is a shopper’s paradise with a 3 mile or 5 km long strip dedicated only to an exclusive shopping district consisting of modern departmental stores, designer stores and boutiques and international shopping mart chains. You can shop till you drop in the areas around Avenida Diagonal, Gracia and Placa de Catalunya.
If you want to know more about the shopping scene and top shopping destinations in Barcelona, please browse the Viva Barcelona website.
Art Montfalcon
This the best place to hunt for souvenirs that you can take back for your friends and family and this one, which happens to be Barcelona’s biggest souvenir treasure house, is spread over 1000 Sq meters. This place is full of cheap and ordinary souvenir trivialities that dot the street shops.
You can have a look at mugs, jewelry, plates, watches and other kinds of artistic and creative souvenirs, creative mechanical toys like spiders, various kinds of branded souvenir t shirts and other such things.
El Ingenio
You can get hold of beautiful miniature crafts of giants and dragons that are exact replicas of original fairy tale versions and the ones that are featured in Catalan fiestas and processions as well as rubber snakes, jokes, confetti and other amusing stuff in this lovely shop in Carrer Raurich. Even if you don’t feel like purchasing anything, you can simply take a look around.
El Corte Ingles
Anything and everything from bandanas to Balanciaga’s gowns, prêt to Prada, fine dining restaurants, food court, toy shops, high profile stores, medical equipment stores, grocery and all other modern amenities can be found in this swanky and glitzy shopping mall that spreads out to several buildings and spans several floors. It is the Barcelona wing of a national chain.
La Boqueria
The official name of this city market is Mercat de Sant Josep and it is one of the must visits of Barcelona, promising an unforgettable experience. It is located just off Rambla Sant Josep and is a great place to buy dairy products, vegetables, meat, and fresh fish. It remains open from 8 in the morning to 8 in the evening from Monday to Saturday.
Jean Pierre Bua
It is located on Avenida Diagonal 469 and is a hip and trendy address for urban chic designer dresses. It houses high street fashion labels like Issey Miyake, Gaultier, Prada, Versace, Gucci, Fendi, Calvin Klein, Armani etc and is patronized by the rich and famous of Barcelona.
